USFS chose Donlan/Speroff; I look forward to seeing them for the first time.

Peng/Zhang have been chosen for China and France, Davis/Ladwig for NHK, and Yankowskas/Reagan (China). There must have been a rules change for "split couples" to be chosen in the initial selection, rather than sitting towards the top of the alternates list.

USFS chose Kriengkrairut/Giulietti-Schmitt!

Skate Canada chose the voidy Azerbaijani's.

Sinitsina/Zhiganshin and Orford/Williams are skating senior and got spots. Piper/Gilles have Canada and France. (Same rules change for "split couples.")

Monko/Khaliavin are back with Rostelecom Cup.

Weaver/Poje get US and China -- wheeeeee! and no direct competition with V/M.

No Farris, Brown, OR Yan in the men . Guess they want to go to JW again?

Agnes Zawadzki who had no guarantees manages to get 2 assignments while fellow teammates Nagasu and Czisny only get 1. It would appear those two are getting dumped (not that I don't understand why) considering the host picks were given to Gao and Flatt.

Why is Zijun Li not assigned to COC? Only 1 assignment as of now...

Shelepen and Korobeynikova only get 1 assignment (Biryukova as well but I expected that for her)

Armin was passed over for SA after winning pewter and being chalked at 4CC? Meanwhile Dornbush and Rippon both get 2 assignments...

thank you Sylvia
I'm surprised that Julia LIPNITSKAIA is going senior before it is clear if the rooles are going to change

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Julia Lipnitskaia and her coach Eteri Tutberidze are hoping that the rules don't change and she will be able to compete on the GP. They had to get into the GP assignments now, it would have been too late to say after the Congress that she'd like to compete at the senior GP. If there is a rule change and she becomes ineligible because of her age, she will just withdraw and be replaced. She still can get into the Junior Grand Prix.

Julia Lipnitskaia and her coach Eteri Tutberidze are hoping that the rules don't change and she will be able to compete on the GP. They had to get into the GP assignments now, it would have been too late to say after the Congress that she'd like to compete at the senior GP. If there is a rule change and she becomes ineligible because of her age, she will just withdraw and be replaced. She still can get into the Junior Grand Prix.

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what would I do without you? thank you for clarifying for me. You are right, that's the best way. I hadn't thought about that in these terms.

The assignments for TEB are awesome, I am really glad.
Jeremy and Johnny!
And Aljona and Robin returning plus Kavaguti/Smirnov. I
would have liked to see Ladwig/Davis too, but I should not be greedy.
And I am also looking forward to the amazingly strong looking ladies field, Caro and Miki and the three young Russians plus Ashley Wagner!
The ice dance field seems not so fierce, but as I am a big fan of Pechalat/Bourzat and also really like Riazanova/Tkachenko, it should be great fun!

I've many random thoughts
Giving 2 events each skater/couple, the GP opens to new skaters, of that I'm happy !
Weir I bet he is so happy to skate in Moscow ! Nice to see him back.
I see so many Russian and Canadian dance team, I'm impressed.
I'm happy Guignard-Fabbri have the possibility to skate in a GP event !!
I have a question, why do you think Sk Canada choose GIlles_Poirier instead of Weaver _Poje ?
It's just a question I know anything about canada's teams and politics.
txs to anyone who want to asnwer.

I'm very glad Osmond is moving senior, this is the right call. And Phenuef got nothing - I hope Skate Canada will have a skate off for the TBA.
I don't remember the last time, if ever, Canadian ladies didn't get other grand prixs besides Skate Canada. We don't deserve them, clearly, but wow....
I think they are sending a message to Phaneuf.